USPSA Team USA: A Legacy of Champions

The athletes of Team USA are proud of their legacy as Power Soccer world champions, and they continue striving for excellence daily. We invite you to get to know our players, and learn more about their story. Our team has a proud history that our current players honor every day, with the support of our tremendously skilled coaching staff, referees and managers.

We also owe a tremendous debt to our fans and family, who encourage us to continue to work hard in all that we do. We hope you'll take a moment to explore this site and learn more about Team USA. If you're interested in learning more, or for ways to help support us, please don't hesitate to contact us today.

I attended the Federation Internationale De Powerchair Football Association (FIPFA) World Cup Opening Ceremony on July 5th in Orlando, Florida. Upon entering the venue, I reminisced on my past experiences with power soccer - one being my first day at MK Battery - MedTrade Fall 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia, where I was introduced to the sport and was simply AMAZED at the skills of the athletes.

In the past 5 years, I have been to many power soccer tournaments but nothing prepared me for what I was about to experience at World Cup 2017. Having never played for my country, I could not imagine the gamut of emotions the athletes felt when putting on their country’s colors and singing their National Anthem at the top of their lungs. Indeed it was a very emotional moment for all the athletes as well as all that were in attendance; present company included. Soon though, there was a transformation from those emotions to focused determination as their game faces appeared; it was time to get to work as there was a job to be done…bringing home the World Cup.

Living in Woodbury, Minnesota most of his life, Pete Winslow has excelled at Power Soccer. The two-time Team USA World Cup member decided to participate in the sport seven years ago so that he could play on a team that had the same abilities as him.

Before Tyler Hernandez was introduced to the sport of Power Soccer, he played Challenger Baseball. This wasn't enough for him as he “was looking for a sport where {he} could be independent.” At the age of eight, Hernandez tried Power Soccer at a Muscular Dystrophy Association Camp and never looked back.

When Riley Johnson visited a disability expo in 2004, he went by a demonstration of Power Soccer, and never looked back. When trying Power Soccer at the expo, he was amazed of its enjoyment because he had never heard of the sport before.

There is one athlete on Team USA’s power soccer team that nobody expected to be a factor. Nathan Mayer, who is from Minnesota and plays for the Shockwave in that state, defied all the odds and made the team.